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five minutes and not smoking or drinking coffee, tips for blood pressure at home correctly

rest at least five minutes, not smoking, physical exercise or drink coffee before taking the stress are some tips you have included the English Society of Geriatrics and Gerontology (SEGG) in 'Ten Commandments to be correct tension' from home.

should also be assured that sphygmomanometer (device used to measure blood) is the right size, ie, a size proportional to the length of the arm, measure the voltage at the same hour, preferably in the early hours of the morning always do in a room with average temperature and put his arm horizontally at heart level, resting on a table or chair arm.

is also important not to speak or move while measurements are made, do so in the two arms and remember the higher figure and the final diagnosis is based on at least three measurements taken on two different visits and, finally, make another power sockets five minutes after the first.

occasion of the celebration of World Hypertension Day, the SEGG recalls the need to control through frequent measurements to prevent possible rise and its consequences "disastrous" since, it is a disease that has no symptoms in its early stages symptoms and often coexists with other cardiovascular risk factors such as changes in cholesterol, diabetes and obesity.

According has assured the company, this condition causes "numerous" medical consultations in older adults and is conditioned by hereditary aspects as lifestyle. It also creates many complications. Among others, increases the risk of stroke, heart failure, myocardial infarction, renal failure, aneurysms and death.
"Although proper management of hypertension resulting in substantial benefits and that the degree of knowledge and drug therapy in the general population of Spain is moderately high, there is still a high percentage of elderly who have no a regular and acceptable the tension, "said Dr Nicolas Martinez, Deputy Medical Service Geriatric Hospital de Navarra and member of the SEGG.

Taking the strain on medical visits is commonplace, but " not enough. " Thus, SEGG stressed that control" total and optimal "of the blood pressure levels is recommended that the patient is carried out regular measurements at home, the fact that, besides being a good practice because it involves the patient in the process, avoid that if measurements are taken only in consultation, may appear erroneous figures known as "white coat syndrome " consisting situations that shed blood pressure nervousness false, explained Dr. Martinez.